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Achieve High Efficiency with SMPS Light Loads (.PDF Download)

Jun 18, 2019

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Fundamentals of Power

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Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) like dc-dc converters provide their best efficiency with heavier loads. When a device using a dc-dc converter goes into standby mode, efficiency drops considerable. Virtually the only current flowing at this time is the quiescent current (IQ).

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